The proud Grandad and step-Grandmother arrived at St Mary's Hospital in west London to visit the tot and mum Kate.
The Duchess of Cambridge has sparked worldwide celebrations after giving birth to an 8lb 6oz baby boy yesterday afternoon.
Gun salutes across London today marked the birth of the new Prince.
And the bells of Westminster Abbey will sound for three hours this afternoon in celebration.
Three of the ten bell ringers are the same as those who performed the same task for new dad Prince William's birth more than 30 years ago.
The Duchess of Cambridge's parents Carole and Michael Middleton were the baby's first visitors, as they arrived at the Lindo Wing of St Mary's.
The new grandparents arrived in a black cab and were greeted lead clinician Jonathan Ramsay, before they walked up to the doorway.
Carole said the baby was "absolutely beautiful".
She added: "They're both doing really well, we're so thrilled."
Yesterday afternoon, proud Prince William immediately called the Queen, his father Prince Charles, and his brother Harry and made sure Kate’s family was told the happy news.
After more than a week of waiting, Kate was admitted to the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s, Paddington, west London, at 5.30am, already in labour.
Just under 11 hours later the baby, who is third in line to the throne after Charles and William, arrived at 4.24pm.
Palace sources said the couple chose to delay the public announcement of the birth until 8.30pm to allow them to spend “quality time” together.
New granddad Prince Charles today gave his reaction to the birth in person saying he was "thrilled and very excited" about his first grandchild.
His wife the Duchess of Cornwall praised Charles when they visited the village of Bugthorpe in East Yorkshire describing how he would make a "brilliant" grandfather.
She said: "I think it's wonderful news. I think mother, son and father are all well.
"And I think it's a wonderfully uplifting moment for the country.
"It's very exciting and it's wonderful for the grandfather - he's brilliant with children."
Earlier, there was a musical tribute to the newborn prince at the palace, as members of the Scots Guards band performed 'Congratulations' following the Changing the Guard ceremony.
Some of those in the crowd who packed outside the palace gates and at the Victoria Memorial sang along, while the ensemble broke into spontaneous applause at its conclusion.
Outside Buckingham Palace, thousands of well-wishers from around the globe who had gathered through the day broke into cheers of “hip-hip hooray!”
Kate, 31, and William had shunned a police escort as they were driven to the exclusive west London maternity unit.
A team of royal protection officers rushed the mum-to-be into the hospital via a rear exit, the same route taken by Princess Diana when she gave birth to William on the same ward in 1982.
Someone who saw the pair enter said: “Kate looked quite calm. They weren’t on view more than a minute.Nobody would have known it was them.”
William, 31, later said in a statement: “We couldn’t be happier.”
The Queen returned to London from Windsor Castle after asking officials to keep her informed.
Prince Charles, 64, said: “Both my wife and I are overjoyed at the arrival of my first grandchild.
“It is an incredibly special moment for William and Catherine and we are so thrilled for them on the birth of their baby boy.
“Grandparenthood is a unique moment in anyone’s life, as countless kind people have told me in recent months, so I am enormously proud and happy to be a grandfather for the first time and we are eagerly looking forward to seeing the baby.”
Proud Prince William immediately called the Queen, his father Prince Charles, and his brother Harry and made sure Kate’s family was told the happy news.
After more than a week of waiting, Kate was admitted to the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s, Paddington, west London, at 5.30am, already in labour.
Just under 11 hours later the baby, who is third in line to the throne after Charles and William, arrived at 4.24pm.
Palace sources said the couple chose to delay the public announcement of the birth until 8.30pm to allow them to spend “quality time” together.
William, 31, was present for the natural birth, which was officially announced to the world on an easel put outside Buckingham Palace.
It read: “Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 4.24pm today.
“Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well.”
The baby will be known as the Prince of Cambridge, the first baby to be given that title for more than 190 years.
Outside Buckingham Palace, thousands of well-wishers from around the globe who had gathered through the day broke into cheers of “hip-hip hooray!”
Kate, 31, and William had shunned a police escort as they were driven to the exclusive west London maternity unit.
A team of royal protection officers rushed the mum-to-be into the hospital via a rear exit, the same route taken by Princess Diana when she gave birth to William on the same ward in 1982.
Someone who saw the pair enter said: “Kate looked quite calm. They weren’t on view more than a minute.Nobody would have known it was them.”
William, 31, later said in a statement: “We couldn’t be happier.”
The Queen returned to London from Windsor Castle after asking officials to keep her informed.
Prince Charles, 64, said: “Both my wife and I are overjoyed at the arrival of my first grandchild.
“It is an incredibly special moment for William and Catherine and we are so thrilled for them on the birth of their baby boy.
“Grandparenthood is a unique moment in anyone’s life, as countless kind people have told me in recent months, so I am enormously proud and happy to be a grandfather for the first time and we are eagerly looking forward to seeing the baby.”
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